<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That particular piano is a sad, sad = story. I bought that 1098 new about 8 years ago - before I ever saw the inside of a = piano. It needs a soundboard - it's board has about 6 mm of negative crown = across its middle! But alas, I was able to wiggle out of ownership of that = nightmare - so no, I won't be messing with it - freeing myself of that nightmare is = how I ended up owning my Boston 178 cm grand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, BTW, did I mention that the Boston = is a very nice piano indeed <STRONG><EM><U>AND</U></EM></STRONG> it is for sale?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT><BR><FONT = face=Arial size=2> <BR>> Are you planning on contriving and fitting a = laminate SB to that S&S <BR>> pictured in your website by any chance  ? = <BR>> <BR>> Cheers<BR>> RicB</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>